Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Sosenki
In 1672, the first wooden church, dedicated to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, was built in the village of Sosnino. A hundred years later, on the site of a dilapidated temple, a new wooden church dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God with a chapel dedicated to St. Nicholas, the Wonderworker, was constructed. In 1887, on a new location, a stone church was built, with a main altar dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God and two side chapels dedicated to St. Nicholas and Prince Alexander Nevsky. The project was designed by S.K. Troparevsky, and was donated by merchant A.S. Yudin. The church housed the revered Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, which was apparently inherited from the previous temple. Its Patronal Feast was celebrated with great solemnity, and therefore, the temple was sometimes referred to as «Kazan» in the vicinity. During the early 1930s, due to government regulations, the temple was shut down and handed over to local authorities, who converted it into a machine and tractor station.. During the war, the building housed a bakery. Since the 1950s, the fruit water factory was located in the temple building. The temple lost its dome and bell tower. Ugly utility rooms were added to the building, and the bell tower became a water tower. The interior of the temple suffered greatly, as not a single detail of the iconostasis was preserved. In 1993, the church was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church and started to be revived with the help of parishioners and benefactors. In 1998, a golden cross was placed on the top of the temple. In 2000, the construction of the bell tower was completed and the bells began to ring. There are beautiful wooden iconostases in the main and side chapels. The interior painting of the temple was finished in 2015. In 2020, the Great Consecration of the temple took place with the blessing of His Holiness, the Patriarch.
Address: Moscow, Sosenki village, 13B
